Saturday, March 19, 2011

The United Nations was formed after World War Two for the express purpose of preventing war, and now this nation's presidents use it to provide authority for starting wars. "This action is justified by UN Resolution #x" as we invade another, usually Arab, nation.

1 comment:

bruce
said...

The public statement of President Obama was "no boots on the ground" [sic], and we have not actually invaded (well, with boots on the ground anyway). Missiles & aircraft yes. Perhaps it is figure of speech? Of course, we may yet have people in there, like Special Forces "training" the rebels, for example; or to rescue the inevitable shot down pilot(s). Wait for it.

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I grew up in the Air Force, and served in diesel-electric submarines during the Cold War. I worked in the steel industry until it sort of died in the 80's, then in landscape management until recently, when health issues demanded retirement.

I believe government should intrude in the lives of its citizens to the minumum possible degree, but I also know that it must be big enough to
"get the job done." To me the job of government includes concepts that are usually thought of as liberal such as stringent regulation of necessary monopolies, regulating all business enough to prevent it from becoming predatory, providing necessary
comfort to citizens who are rendered destitute by calamity outside their reasonable control, and protection of our environment and natural resources.